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What kinds of stories move us to act? To answer this question, creative technologist Heidi Boisvert is measuring how people's brains and bodies unconsciously respond to different media. She shows how she's using this data to determine the specific narrative ingredients that inspire empathy and justice — and spark large-scale social change.
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Omg she seems so nervous at the beginning
I am not persuade
She has great intentions but this technology is extremely scary.
Why does TED avoid talking about THIS? M.I.T. ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vz06QO3UkQ&t=320s
The REALITY is that much goes on in secret with technology we have not seen publicly. At least this gives us an understanding of how the technology and the mind works, so that we can NOT BE FOOLED by the conman systems that might now stand out as obvious due to this new awareness. We are evolving in knowledge and understanding as a whole population on average over the decades. The sooner we learn to understand the deeper cause and effect factors, the better off all our decisions and the worlds future will be. We do not want blind faith allegiance to a system that hides the truth from us to manipulate us to some agenda. PS, there will be always wars as a business unless we refuse to go. For the corporation is a conscienceless beast with everything disposable and replaceable to get its way of profit and control. If Corporate runs everything we are talking animals in the machine, programmed as the work force, programmed to believe they are free. Distracted to stop them from working it out and breaking free to true freedom. A mindset and belief system, fully programmable.
The abusive parent who hits their child hard to teach them a lesson also has good intentions, and it is still abuse. She is no different.
I m going to through my phone to nearby old well
She has created something that would far supercede what Cambridge Analytica did.
Ironically, she seems so robotic
A very interesting speech; presenter is in dire need of a cup of coffee
So it’s all about marketing & manipulation? Great.
âNarrative Medicineâ sounds just as scary as âharmful weapons…â to me.
Me too bro……The future they told free thinks..Or freedoms , but its not. Big trap . its a cage
*”Something evil This Way Comes”*
while she stresses her good intentions, based on past technologies its actual use will not meet its designers intent
exactly. Another round of Socialism, which country is going to starve this time?
It sounds so evil, putting people into boxes, prisons of their media dna. This should be used to empower people, and not be used by a few evil people to control the rest of society. My anger is burning!
love her starwars outfit! Another sociologist throwing around scientific terms. Ugg!
Quit you yapping
@Cedar Creek good point. Very insightful how you engage on the content of Ronald’s statement.
manupulation of mind is coming
I feel more harm than good will come out of this technology. đ
It sounds like a biologically optimized form of propagandaâa system developed to get you to think the way they want you to think. Terrifying.
Except it will only work on people who are already beainwashed by adds and political speech (aka 70% sadly)
Not terrifying but enlightening, this is already reality if you think hard about what she is speaking of.
Ghostbusters!!
âBiomediaâ or the controlling and manipulation of our thought process through visual to brain stimulation has been going on for ages. Itâs called Mass Media.
AUTHORITARIAN TRYING TO USE SUBVERSION TO IMPOSE HER WILL ON OTHERS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.
“Power is tearing human minds apart and putting them back together in shapes of your own choosing” O’Brien in Orwell’s ‘1984’.
I smell something *”weird”*